The Necessity for Management of Common Subjects and Quality Assurance for Higher Education of Mastery of Skills by Using Qualifying Examinations in University Liberal Arts Classes
Abstract
We discuss quality assurance for education content and evaluation of mastery of skills by using qualifying examinations in university Liberal Arts classes. It is considered that there are three merits in using those examinations: ‘Clarity of degree of achievement and evaluation criteria’, ‘Easy management for multiple classes’, and ‘Encouraging students’ learning motivation’. Then we show a case of teaching qualifying examinations in information literacy classes as an example of quality assurance of education at a college.
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